• The lawsuit objected to a memo signed by Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins on December 31 on terms for issuing grants. • Trump has attempted to restrict grants and federal funds for nonprofit groups and educational institutions over many issues. • These include diversity programs, pro-Palestinian protests against U.S. ally Israel’s assault on Gaza, transgender policies and climate programs. • Trump has particularly cracked down on diversity programs, arguing they are anti-merit and discriminate against white people and men. • Civil rights groups say such programs help marginalized groups like women, the LGBT community and ethnic minorities by addressing systemic and generational inequities.